As an older person who spends a lot of time home alone, I enjoy good movies but limit my viewing to movies (mostly on DVD) that do not contain explicit nudity/sex or offensive language. We all have different standards - for instance, I like some war movies and tolerate higher levels of violence than some Christians. Also I tolerate low level coarse language, but turn off when I hear "Jesus" or "Christ" used as expletives.
These days we can order online a great range of movies, both old & new, but we need to be aware of the titles to source them, and we need to have some idea if it will suit our sensibilities before spending our money.
A recent DVD I watched was "Daniel Deronda" (2002) based on a book by George Elliot and set in Victorian England. It met all my criteria for a good movie - it was visually splendid, morally sound, and an entertaining story. It also contained an amazing insight into the rise of Zionism in the 19th century and the subsequent establishment of modern Israel some 70 years later.
I would really like to hear about other movies (from 40's to current) that other Christians have found enjoyable. For instance, I recently learned that you can still buy the 5 hour 1974 tv series starring Burt Lancaster "Moses the Lawgiver" quite cheaply.
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These days we can order online a great range of movies, both old & new, but we need to be aware of the titles to source them, and we need to have some idea if it will suit our sensibilities before spending our money.
A recent DVD I watched was "Daniel Deronda" (2002) based on a book by George Elliot and set in Victorian England. It met all my criteria for a good movie - it was visually splendid, morally sound, and an entertaining story. It also contained an amazing insight into the rise of Zionism in the 19th century and the subsequent establishment of modern Israel some 70 years later.
I would really like to hear about other movies (from 40's to current) that other Christians have found enjoyable. For instance, I recently learned that you can still buy the 5 hour 1974 tv series starring Burt Lancaster "Moses the Lawgiver" quite cheaply.
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The Hobbit series is entertaining, as well, but it's not on the same epic scale as the Lord of the Rings. It avoids sex and foul language, but has some pretty serious action sequences. I also enjoy the Captain America movies. Cap is a truly heroic character, not some cynical, morally-ambivalent anti-hero who does the right thing begrudgingly. There is minimal bad language in the movie and there is no sexual content. You might also enjoy Les Miserable with Liam Neeson as Valjean and Geoffrey Rush as Javert (though there are some rough bits in the film). 
